International Journal of Homoeopathic Sciences

Urinary tract stones or urolithiasis are common urological problem in India due to multifactorial. Prevalence and recurrence of urinary calculi is increasing rapidly in present condition all over India. If a calculi more than 0.5 cm diameter can cause painful ureteric obstruction and size more than 0.7 cm may always require surgical intervention, as believed in conventional medicine. Recurrences of calculi are very common even after repeated surgical removal. Individualized Homoeopathic medicines can offer holistic approach in treating cases non-invasively. Homoeopathic medicines are natural, safe, cost-effective, and result-oriented and being constitutionally can address these factors also by treating the underlying root cause and preventing the recurrence. Therefore, the present article aims to treat urinary calculi through individualized constitutional Homoeopathic treatment.

Case Summary: A 32 years married old male patient presented with intermittent severe pain in the left renal region for 3 days associated with urinary complaints. A 16 mm calculus was found in the urinary bladder, left distal ureter causing left-sided mild hydroureteronephrosis as per USG abdomen report. According to case analysis of symptoms similarity and plant kingdom sensitivity theme, Hamamellidae subclass, Urticales order and Cannanbinacea family with malarial miasm Cannabis Sativa in different potencies was prescribed as per case need. Subsequently, the large bladder stone was expelled within a week another small ureteric stone (7 mm) expelled in urine after Homoeopathic medication. The pain and urinary complaints was completely relieved, and the USG abdomen also shown significant change of calculi size and position and patient still under observation and follow-up. On the basis of the patient’s expression, plant kingdom analysis, miasmatic and personal evolution model application in renal and bladder stone suggests that homoeopathic medicine can enable expulsion of a relatively bigger renal stones and check recurrence. However, more conclusive researches are required in future.